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all i know is that's a pretty sweet tiger photo in the guest room. I'd be quite disappointed if i were to stay in the hotel and NOT get a tiger photo.

mister816 wrote: It's grammatical errors, and also...
I hope you did that to poke fun...

If not
FAIL

Either one is grammatically correct.

Checked out the http://www.grandhotelkc.com website tonight, only to be redirected to the http://ambassadorkc.com/ website.  Looks like they've changed their name.

KCDowntown

Also They hired their GM.

Luxury boutique hotel to open June 2012 in Downtown Kansas City

The Ambassador Hotel Collection of fine boutique hotels announced that their newest signature property, the Ambassador Hotel Kansas City, will open June 2012 in the historic Gate City National Bank building at 1111 Grand Boulevard.

http://www.kctv5.com/story/15623288/lux ... ne-2012-in

Hotel developer ‘sees good things’ ahead for P&L District

Tulsa, Okla., hotel developer Paul Coury credits Kansas City’s Power & Light District as the reason behind his renovation of the Gate City National Bank.

The boutique hotel under construction at 1111 Grand Blvd. is expected to open in time for baseball’s All-Star Game in July at Kauffman Stadium.

Sneak peak pics:

http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/06/ ... -city.html

It's looking good.

From facebook...Swanky!

The restaurant is now open. Pics in the link.

Reserve opens today!

The restaurant is now open. Pics in the link.

Reserve opens today!

Went there on a Friday night with the wife and a friend. We sat at the bar and had a few drinks and checked out the menu (they weren't open yet, obviously.)

The main floor bathrooms weren't finished either, and there were boxes of tiles, etc sitting around. Overall, I liked the swankyness of it. The bar was pretty bare, they admitted they opened hastily for the All Star Game and just had a minimal bar set up for the convenience of the guests. The bartender was super nice, very bubbly but not annoyingly. She made great conversation with the three of us, and I gave her the run down on KC (she was pretty new to the area, lived in Smithville, but has been in the hospitality industry for many years with her husband).

We asked to see a room and it was quite small. Most boutique hotels have small rooms anyway though. Looked like good quality finishes. I was told rooms were around $179 a night during the All Star Game, I don't remember how many rooms they said they had.

I have a couple pics on my phone of the room, I'll get them uploaded here soon.

PumpkinStalker wrote:Went there on a Friday night with the wife and a friend. We sat at the bar and had a few drink...

I have a couple pics on my phone of the room, I'll get them uploaded here soon.

Please keep them PG-rated.

Ambassador Hotel transforms from high-risk to high-end

It was a close call for the Ambassador Hotel.

If developers hadn’t renovated the building at 1111 Grand Blvd., it would have collapsed within a year, the project’s architect predicted.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/b ... -from.html

Photo Gallery

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/b ... ge_gallery

New Ambassador Hotel targets performers from nearby Sprint, Kauffman centers

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/p ... rgets.html

Went to the Ambassador on Saturday night and was ultra impressed. Talked to the front desk and all 43 rooms were completely booked.

Very nice addition to downtown. Not as nice, of course, as the city taking out the wrecking ball to raise this bulding for some much needed more asphalt surface parking along Grand. But, still, nice for Kansas City.

Cool....bar looks busy....was it a big group of people or just a random selection? Have to go check it out.

KCPowercat wrote:Cool....bar looks busy....was it a big group of people or just a random selection? Have to go check it out.

I can confirm that the crowd was mostly a birthday party I attended. Great bar set up. Beautiful place!

More before and after photos.

http://f-stop-etcetera.blogspot.com/201 ... after.html

My wife and I stayed a night at the Ambassador on 12/30. Had a great time and I would recommend the hotel to anybody looking to stay downtown. For those with the hotel tonight app it's found on there almost daily.

Not sure when it happens but The Ambassador will be apart of the Marriott Autograph Collection which is what the Raphael is under. Marriott has a huge dominance in the Urban Core